Frances Haugen

• Facebook whistleblower details the fears and drawbacks of the metaverse

  Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen said her former employer rushed to prioritize the metaverse because they want to change the ongoing conversation about corruption within.

  Tech

  Nov 9
• Mark Zuckerberg claims Facebook Papers leak paints ‘false picture’ of company

  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke out against the Facebook Papers leak on Monday, calling it a "coordinated effort" to "paint a false picture of our company."

  Tech

  Oct 26
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• Facebook reports profit growth amid fallout from leaked documents

  Facebook said its net income grew 17% in the July-September period to $9.19 billion, buoyed by strong advertising revenue.

  Tech

  Oct 25
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• Facebook Papers are a ‘call to arms’ over pressing need to regulate: MPs

  "It is past time for stronger platform governance and it is past time for greater accountability," said Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith about the Facebook Papers.

  Canada

  Oct 25
• Facebook whistleblower says platform amplifies online hate, extremism

  Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen is set to appear before a parliamentary committee scrutinizing the U.K. government's draft legislation to crack down on online content.

  Tech

  Oct 25
• Facebook failed to stop global spread of abusive content, documents reveal

  Newly released documents show Facebook has been "playing catch up" outside the United States in Canada to combat misinformation is several languages.

  Tech

  Oct 25
• Explainer: What are the Facebook Papers?

  Journalists from a variety of newsrooms worked together to gain access to thousands of pages of internal company documents from a Facebook whistleblower.

  Tech

  Oct 25
• 40% of Canadians have a negative view of Facebook, say it amplifies hate: poll

  The vast majority agreed that Facebook amplifies hate speech, helps spread fake news, damages individuals' mental health and poses a risk to children and teenagers.

  Canada

  Oct 13
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• Facebook will add new controls for kids on platforms after whistleblower report

  These initiatives come after Facebook announced late last month that it was pausing work on its Instagram for Kids project.

  Consumer

  Oct 10
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• ‘Chilling effect’: How whistleblower Frances Haugen unfriended Facebook

  Frances Haugen is just the latest to join in a growing list of workers from across the tech industry determined to speak out.

  Tech

  Oct 10